Via social media, people are sharing more and more online. The aggregation of their various profiles (facebook, myspace, friendfeed, etc.) can create a near mirror reflection of their real world actions and feelings.
We have the power to empathize better then ever, to understand people in a new light. How can we use that to preempt mental downswings, specifically in kids?
Thinking here: You can’t just watch over and swoop in every time you see something negative. What is the balance? Should we have social workers trolling profiles for “signs.” Will we just develop the sense to tell if someone is having a hard time. I’m talking about preventing tragic events - every time they happen it seems it was all over the students profile. right. So what can we do?
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Thanks to Skyler for getting me thinking about this again. And to Danah and Bambi for chatting a while back. Outreach20.org is a site I made a while back about this.
